[SOLVED!] I goofed up my GoFlex NET

Hello All,

I recently bought a used GoFlex NET from Amazon, all was well, I wrote to the PogoPlug guys they activated it, got SSH going.

Tried to install Arch Linux and went crazy as I was not able to SSH, MAC address was not getting set so was unable to allow DHCP on my router, after a lot of troubleshooting, got alarm in my router IP list did a SSH and restored the PogoPlug using http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-re-enable-pogoplug-service/ and original link for GoFlex NET from here http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,11070,11085,quote=1

All was well, got SSH and bash back with my correct MAC address. I then tried Jeff's doozan Wheezy script, at the last step I got an error "W: Failure trying to run: chroot" just before I rebooted i.e. before changing password and setting the zone for updates, I rebooted and could not SSH or see the IP of my device.

I had installed via SSH on a USB(Transcend 8GB). I, after trying a lot, formatted the USB and have been trying to get the device to boot using a combination of mind altering rootfs, debian(using Ubuntu PC to mount the USB).
It shows the green light flickering when I connect the power cable and then there is a everlasting yellow flicker. Interestingly enough when I extracted and added debianwheezy.tgz, boot.tar.gz(I got from somewhere in this forum, overwriting the debianwheezy.tgz folders) and modules.tar.gz(I got from somewhere in this forum, overwriting the debianwheezy.tgz folders) the green light would flicker much longer when I put in the power cable, however the light itself would go off after that.

I currently am downloading "Debian" for my PC to try to use this tutorial http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,5986,page=1 to make a image for the USB.

I am not that technical, willing to do the required R&D if pointed in the right direction.

Pl. Help!

Regards,
Jake.

Ps:- Attached a screenshot of the folders and files in the USB after extracting (I have a Ubuntu laptop and a laptop running Win 7 with putty)
boot.tar.gz
modules.tar.gz
debianwheezy.tgz
Booting via USB with these files is the only time the GoFlex NET light goes off after the green light keeps blinking.
I guess some files have to be edited, using terminal? and which ones.



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 09/16/2013 01:33AM by iSh0w.

Firstly, big shout out to VARKEY for this http://www.varkey.in/2011/06/seagate-goflex-net-serial-connection/comment-page-1/, thank you Sir.

I managed to get the following output on boot: (Images attached of Serial Connection via Nokia CA-42 cable to GoFlex NET)
http://pastebin.com/Y5BCxrg4

I now need help, please for the next step!
What do I need to do to fix/flash back to stock.

Best,
Jake.

Ok, so I have been trying the following:

cd /tmp
wget http://jeff.doozan.com/debian/uboot/files/uboot/uboot.mtd0.goflexnet.original.kwb
flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 4
nandwrite /dev/mtd0 uboot.mtd0.goflexnet.original.kwb
/sbin/reboot

Which later seemed obvious it would not work, but I read it here so thought I'd give it a try.

Then I tied,

// Set Dockstar IP & netmask
setenv ipaddr xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
setenv netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
// Set TFTP server IP
setenv serverip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
// Confirm that you can get from Dockstar to TFTP server
ping $(serverip)
// Load uBoot to Dockstar RAM
tftp 0x800000 uboot.mtd0.dockstar.original.kwb
// Erase just enough of NAND to replace uBoot
nand erase 0x0 0x80000
// Write uBoot from RAM to NAND
nand write.e 0x800000 0x0 0x80000

Which I read here
The tftp server I set up on my windows machine using SolarWinds, I could not ping so reset the values.


Getting the output:
http://pastebin.com/GYhVJYnn

Should I setup my TFTP server on another linux machine I have, would that help.
How would I be able to use Jeff's way of flashing to stock. Pl. Help.

Now, it's like 3am, I'm gonna get some R&R.
Feel like I'm all alone in this "forum" ;)

iSh0w,

I'm not sure what are you trying to do? flashing back to stock, or get the GoFlex Net working with new uBoot?

What is your serial console output? from booting up till before loading kernel.

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Hi Bodhi,

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bodhi
I'm not sure what are you trying to do? flashing back to stock, or get the GoFlex Net working with new uBoot?

Honestly, I'm scared of trying anything else at the moment, so just want to flash it to stock.
I am not a very technical person, what I initially wanted is to run Deluge on Debian to have a standalone torrent downloading machine. If for some reason the output of my serial tells you I still have hope of making Debian work, great. If you feel the lack of my technical knowledge, I'm better off just flashing it to stock and using a simple .CEID method to access my drives, like I was doing before my escapades, that's ok too. For now I just want it to work Sir.

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bodhi
What is your serial console output? from booting up till before loading kernel.

I am unsure of when the kernel loads (See what I mean by low technical knowledge) so just sharing what I see before I press any key while the device is loading.
http://pastebin.com/CWTQmraw


Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out.

Best,
Jake.

Printenv
http://pastebin.com/rjZPhH3V

Can't seem to ping the tftp server, even running the server on a ubuntu machine, checked router settings, added the ip of the ubuntu machine to DHCP.

What next?

Someone pl. help.

Jake.

Jake,

You are in good shape so don't try to update uBoot! It is the latest version that was installed by Jeff's script. Your Debian stick contains a rootfs that has a customed built kernel, also is quite old (2.6.x). Your problem is this rootfs is not booting.

Since your goal is to run deluge, it is quite easy. Download my 3.10.4 rootfs in this thread, put it on a USB stick as described in the instruction (use an Ext3 format stick). Boot with it, and let us know if you can SSH in.

http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096

UPDATE1:
Just saw your post. You uBoot env is ext2. So use an Ext2 stick.
usb_rootfstype=ext2

UPDATE2:
Also your arcNumber is stil 2097. It is OK to use it. But later after you got it running, consider changing to the GoFlex Net arcNumber. But that will come later.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2013 10:45PM by bodhi.

Hey bodhi,

Thank you Sir.
So I followed your instructions here to the T.
I see a lot of green [ok] so I'm really happy, serial output below:
http://pastebin.com/t0fycxn0

I can now login to debian (root/root), however still cannot see IP of the device or SSH into it.

Please let me know the next steps i.e. setting up arch number, deluge, lightweight xfe gui maybe :D, led and indicators package
I'm getting ahead of myself, I know, just happy, thank you Sir.

Best,
Jake.

jake,

Quote

[ 30.878507] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
...
No DHCPOFFERS received.

Check your ethernet connection. It does not seem the box is communicating to the router.

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Oh, shoot! I should go bang my head somewhere lol, I had not plugged in the ethernet cable all this while :( lol

Holy toledo, I can SSH now, thank you Sir.

Really, been at this all of last night and from early this morning, thank you!

Would appreciate it if you could giude me ffurther setting up arch number, deluge, lightweight xfe gui maybe :D, led and indicators package(while waiting for your previous rely I was doing some reading and found that setting the correct arch number would fix the led)

Best,
Jake.

Thank you so much Sir, followed instructions here and was able to set the correct arch number, all is well, was able to SSH and the green led is now strong and on.

Will do the required r&d for the rest of the stuff I requested.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Jake.

Hey Jake,

Congrats! good to hear all system go :)

-bodhi
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